Find out how popular the last name Kuru is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kuru.

Kuru, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kuru surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuru in America

Kuru is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuru surname appeared 107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kuru.

The history of the last name Kuru

The surname KURU is believed to have originated in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire period. It is derived from the Turkish word "kuru" which means "dry" or "arid". The name was likely given to someone who lived in a dry or arid region of the Ottoman Empire.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the KURU surname date back to the 16th century, when the Ottoman Empire was at its peak. During this time, the surname can be found in various Ottoman documents and records, including tax registers and land ownership records.

One notable historical reference to the KURU surname can be found in the "Defter-i Khakani", a 16th-century Ottoman cadastral survey of lands and their owners. This document lists several individuals with the KURU surname, indicating that the name was well-established in various parts of the Ottoman Empire during that period.

In the 17th century, the KURU surname appears to have spread beyond the borders of the Ottoman Empire. Records show individuals with this surname living in other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in parts of Europe where Ottoman influence was strong.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the KURU surname was Ali Kuru, a prominent Ottoman scholar and poet who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Mehmet Kuru, a 17th-century Ottoman military commander who played a significant role in the Ottoman conquest of Crete.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the KURU surname continued to be found in various parts of the Ottoman Empire and its former territories. Some notable individuals from this period include Osman Kuru, a 19th-century Ottoman statesman and governor, and Ahmet Kuru, a 19th-century Turkish writer and journalist.

As the Ottoman Empire dissolved in the early 20th century, individuals with the KURU surname could be found in the newly formed nation-states of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in communities of Ottoman diaspora around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuru

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kuru.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kuru was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kuru was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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